Last week was Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week. Thank you to everyone who reached out to appreciate staff.

We want to thank all of the families who contributed to breakfast for staff - The Malkiewicz family, the Young family, the Biggs family, the Lumsden family, the Wright family, the Weier family, the Czapiewski family, the Grabowski/Jiminez familly, the Evans family, the Welling family, the Coschino family, the Smith family, the Romain family, the Adragna family, Bailey and Blair Johnson, The Vezzetti family, the Handley family, the Morley family, and Veda and Brian Barker. Thank you!

If you'd like to order books from the Book Fair please fill out the order form and return to school with the payment (cash, check, or E-wallet). Once your order is received Mrs. Smith will fulfill the order and give it to your child to take home. See the selections below.

You now have the option to sign up their child online. You can simply visit www.MySchoolDentist.com and complete the form to allow your child to be seen by the in-school dentist.

Starting next week, students will begin taking the M-STEP test. The M-STEP is Michigan's mandated state assessment for public elementary and middle school students. At the elementary school all students in grades 3-6 complete this test. The assessment evaluates performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics, along with Science and Social Studies in select grades.

Testing Schedule by Date:

May 18 - 4th grade ELA

May 20 - 4th grade math

Test Schedule by Grade:

4th grade

ELA - May 18

math - May 20

1. Encourage good school habits all year long. Read at home, talk about things, notice things, play games together.

2. Tell your child you believe in them and praise them when they work hard at things.

3. Do your best to have them get a good night's sleep before the test.

4. Tell them to work hard on the test and to take it seriously. If you think they are prone to worry about it then maybe skip this.

5. Encourage your child to relax and remain positive.

Use the link below to get to lunchapp.com to apply for free or reduced meals.

Below are two visual prompts to start a math conversation at home. Sometimes there is one right answer and sometimes there are many right answers. The purpose of each question is to generate a discussion about how you determined an answer. If you find one answer, try to find another.

May 19 - Athletic day

May 26 - Rainbow day - 6th grade wears red, 5th wears orange, 4th yellow, 3rd green, 2nd blue, 1st purple, K/BK is rainbow

June 2 - College/Armed Forces Day

We offer free preschool (Head Start and GRSP) for families who qualify. See the flyer below.

This is where you'll look for information specific for our virtual learners.

It is very important that your child have access to books to read at home. We'd be happy to put together a bag of books for them. You'll just need to let us know what they are interested in and we'll get some books together we think they'll like.

What do you do if you want food service through Dryden Elementary School?

Hot Food Option - You have the option of ordering hot lunch on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

• The food served will follow the elementary school menu (above).

• You must call the front office by 9:45am on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday or complete the order form below. If you know you will want this three days a week please tell Mrs. Marinkovski so you won’t have to call in on those days.

• You can pick up hot lunch between 11am-12:30pm at the elementary school. If you order it but do not pick it up you will still be charged for it.
  

• You will also be given bagged breakfasts and lunches to cover until the next day lunch can be ordered.
  

Cold Food Option - You have the option of picking up a week’s worth of bagged meals every Monday.

1. To pick up 5 bagged breakfasts and 5 bagged lunches, please call our front office (796-2201) or return the order form by 9:45am on the Friday before to order for pick up on the following Monday between 11am-12:30pm.

Prices

Breakfast - Our elementary students get Universal Free Breakfast.

Lunch - We follow the same pricing structure as in-person students. Full Price = $3.00, Reduced = $0.40, Free - $0.

If the school needs to be closed for any reason these food service options

will change to our district-wide distribution method. That will be communicated to you if it happens.

• May 19 - Dress Up Day Theme - Athletic Wear Day
• May 26 - Dress Up Day Theme - Rainbow day - 6th grade wears red, 5th wears orange, 4th yellow, 3rd green, 2nd blue, 1st purple, K/BK is rainbow
• May 31 - Memorial Day Holiday, no classes
• June 2 - Dress Up Day Theme - College/Armed Forces Day
• June 6 - Graduation at 11am
• June 9 - Dress Up Day Theme - Blast From the Past Day
• June 14-16 - Exams for high school students, half days for elementary students, dismissal at 12:10.
• June 16 - Last day of school

Please use this link for our Student Handbook. It can also be found on our Dryden Community School's website.

If you have ideas for information that would be helpful to have in this newsletter please let the office know.

Karen Roys

Dryden Elementary School Principal

Mary Finnigan

Superintendent

Dryden Junior/Senior High School Principal

Email: kroys@dryden.k12.mi.us
Website: www.dryden.k12.mi.us
Location: 3835 North Mill Road, Dryden, MI
Phone: 810-796-2201
Facebook: facebook.com/DrydenCommunitySchools
Twitter: @DrydenSchools